HB 1489: Reemployment Assistance
GENERAL BILL by Joseph ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Learned ; Morales
Reemployment Assistance; Revises requirements for reemployment assistance benefits eligibility; prohibits DEO from denying person reemployment assistance solely on basis of pregnancy; requires alternative base period to be used when calculating wages in determining qualification for reemployment assistance benefits; requires DEO to contact individual's employer if certain wage information is unavailable through specified means; specifies that wages that fall within alternative base period are not available for reuse in subsequent benefit years; revises weekly benefit amounts individual may receive; increases cap on total benefit amount individual is entitled to receive during benefit year; increases duration of benefits.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2022 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/16/2022 | House |
• Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee |
| 3/12/2022 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | House |
• Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee |
